Director, Data Management & Security Advisory

About the role

The Director, Data Management & Security Advisory leads DAI Consultancy’s portfolio of client engagements covering data strategy, governance, architecture, analytics, security and value creation. Reporting to senior leadership, the role works directly with executive sponsors to define priorities, assess organisational capability and translate national data‑management expectations into actionable transformation programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction and quality standards for data‑management and security advisory engagements.
• Advise executive sponsors on data strategy, governance, security, architecture, analytics, operating‑model and investment priorities.
• Oversee current‑state, maturity and capability assessments, ensuring evidence‑based conclusions.
• Design target operating models, transformation roadmaps, policy portfolios, business cases and implementation plans.
• Integrate business, data, technology, privacy, security, regulatory and change considerations across workstreams.
• Review major recommendations, architecture positions, risk assessments and executive deliverables before client presentation.
• Establish engagement governance, quality gates, escalation routes and decision controls.
• Facilitate executive workshops while preserving client ownership and risk‑acceptance responsibilities.
• Monitor delivery performance, commercial health, dependencies and material risks, intervening when recovery actions are needed.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with client executives, national stakeholders, delivery partners and specialist advisers.
• Lead proposals, scope definition, staffing decisions and solution design for complex data and digital transformation opportunities.
• Coach senior managers and consultants, strengthen reusable methods and ensure knowledge transfer to client teams at handover.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in data management, information systems, computer science, cybersecurity, business or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Extensive senior consulting experience leading multidisciplinary teams in data strategy, governance, security and analytics projects.
• Proven ability to engage with C‑level executives and influence strategic decision‑making.
• Strong track record of delivering large‑scale transformation programmes and managing commercial and risk aspects.

Required skills